Abstract

The use of weldable Super Martensitic Stainless Steel (SMSS) started at the end of 1990’s. The material is attractive for corrosive hydrocarbon service due to the resistance to CO2 corrosion and low cost compared to duplex stainless steel. SMSS is sensitive to Sulfide Stress Cracking (SSC) and Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC), and must be tested for both mechanisms. Due to the lack of commonly accepted limits in international standard (NACE(1) MR0175 / ISO(2) 15156-3), internal qualification testing has been performed. During the qualification there has been many lessons learnt and the test procedure has developed over the time as new knowledge has been acquired. An important effect is the materials response to pipeline laying procedure and how this has to be accounted for during testing and interpretation of the test results. Inter Granular Stress Corrosion Cracking (IGSCC) has also occurred and countermeasures have been implemented. The paper gives a historical overview of the challenges that have been encountered and how these challenges have been solved.

Keywords:
flowline corrosion, production chemistry, h2s management, corrosion inhibition, oilfield chemistry, well integrity, corrosion 99, publication division, pipeline corrosion, subsurface corrosion
Subjects:
Production Chemistry, Metallurgy and Biology, Pipelines, Flowlines and Risers, Materials and corrosion, Well Integrity, Subsurface corrosion (tubing, casing, completion equipment, conductor), Corrosion inhibition and management (including H2S and CO2)
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2015. NACE International
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